Monday, October 21, 2024

MTFB Oscar Update-Best Picture and Direction / Snail Wins London / Interviews and Profiles (a lot of Anora)

MTFB OSCAR UPDATE-BEST PICTURE AND DIRECTION




Here are updated nomination predictions for the Best Picture and Direction for the 97th Academy Awards.  These categories were last predicted on Oct. 7th.  A film's or director's previous rank appears to the right of their names in parentheses.  TFF #51 actors/films are in Bold. 

BEST PICTURE




1) Anora (2)
2) Conclave (3)
3) The Brutalist (4)
4) Emilia Perez (1)
5) Dune Part Two (5)
6) Gladiator II (7)
7) Sing Sing (6)
8) September 5 (9)
9) Blitz (8)
10) A Real Pain (-)

Others: A Complete Unknown, Saturday Night and The Room Next Door.


BEST DIRECTION

1) Brady Corbet/The Brutalist
2) Sean Baker/Anora
3) Jacques Audiard/Emilia Perez
4) Edward Berger/Conclave
5) Denis Villenueve/Dune Part Two

Others: Ridley Scott/Gladiator II, Walter Salles/I'm Still Here and Coralie Fargeat/The Substance.


Thursday I' be updating the Lead Acting categories.


SNAIL WINS LONDON




Memoir of a Snail which screened at TFF #51 (and earned a solid 4.03 average rating in The People's Telluride poll) was named Best Film in the competition section of the BFI London Film Festival last night.  IFC Films is distributing the film which is set to be released on Oct. 25th.




INTERVIEWS AND PROFILES













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